Vehicle-fender or obstruction-remover for road-vehicles.



' W777z555'a No. 814,930. PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

Y P. ARRIETA Y SANZ.

VEHICLB-TPENDBROR DESTRUCTION REMOVER FOR RUAD VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED 00T,9, 19 03 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No; 814,930. PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

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, EDRO ARRIET'A Y SANZyOFPAMPLONA, SPAIN.

:VEHlCLE-FEN DER 0R OBSIIRUCTION-REMOV'ER FOR ROAD-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 13, 1906 Application filed October 9. 19 3. serial No.176,450.

Beit known that I, PEDRO ARRIETA Y SANz, a subject of the King of Spain,and a resident of San Miguel 8, Pamplona, in the Kingdom of Spain, haveinvented certain new and use fulImprovements in Vehicle-Fenders orObstruction Removers for Road-Vehicles, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to wheel- ;guardsor obstruction-removersfor road-vehicles, such as electrlc and steam trams, locomotives, andmotor-vehicles, .and has for its object to provide a simple,inexpensive, and

eflective device adapted to be attached to road -vehicles which shallupon encountering an obstacle or person immediately come into operationin such a manner as to raise said obstacle or person'out of the'way ofthe rocking' and foldin in front of the vehic ment shown in Figures 1 to7. invention I provide a vehicle and to convey the same in thewheelguard with no injury, thus obviating all dan-: ger and at the sametimeautomatically act upon the alarm, apply the brake, and cut off themotive power, (electricity, steam, 01'! pressed air,-) thereby stoppingthe vehicle or ringing it to a standstill.

Reference will first be had to the According to my fender or cagearranged transforming gears and chains with the wheel or wheels of thevehicle in such a manner that when said vehicle is in motion theaforesaid special cylinder is'constantly rotated at a high speed and ina contrary direction to that in which the vehicleis traveling.

At the rear of the aforesaid fender 0r cage I provide suitable meansadapted to operate the brake and to cut off the motive power.

In order that my invention'may be readily understood and carried intoeffect, I will now I proceed-to describe the same fully with referenceto the accompanying drawings, in wh1oh' Fig.'1' is a side elevation of atramcar.

with my improved obstruction remover. Fig. 2 1s a frontelevation-of'same. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan'viewof Fig. '1.

embodi-1 speed than that of said vehicle by means of a e and mounted inappro-f -priate supports and a bentlever rocking on rackets afiixed tothe car and carrying at its .',-front extremity a special cylinder. Therear, end of said lever carries a counterweight, while its front endcarries a spur-wheel,which is connected by appropriate transmission andFig. 4 is a modification showing aside elevation of my improved deviceas actuated by a small elec-' tric motor instead ofbeing actuated by thewheel or wheels of the tram-car. Figs. 5, 6, and ,7 are details of the:remover. Fi 8 is a front view of another embodiment o my invention, andFig. 9 is a side view of the same. Similar letters refer to similarparts throughout the several views.

In carrying my invention into effect, I mount upon the front of thevehiclestrong iron supports A A, extending downwardly from the platformand having formed at their lower ends or pivoted thereto the brackets BB, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. On the transverse pins 0 of eachbracket are mounted rocking levers D D D D, the

re'ar parts of which are bent upward-toward but not reaching theplatform and have counterweights E E to hold them in a raised positionat their front ends. Through'the front ends of said rocking levers D D DD,

which'are bent downward, extends a trans-- verse rod F, Figs. 5 and 6,capable of being rotated in the opposite direction of the movement ofthevehicle and at a much higher spur-wheel G, located on said rotatablerod,

a sprocket-chain H, a spur-wheel I, located parallel with and closebehind the rod F is rifled rubber or'other suitable material, and v,

firmly secured in the rocking levers D D D -D' I a rod Q, carryingpivotally mounted a folding receptacle, cage, or scoop P, the frontportion of which isalmost touchmg the rod F;

while its rear portion is providedwith an arm It and a chain R,connected to the 'brake of the vehicle S. The connection is made in sucha manner that when the cage P 'is depressed by the weight of anobstacleor person the brake of the vehicle is instantly a plied and thepower cut off from the motor,

t us bringing the vehicle automatically to a stop. The cage, scoop, orreceptacle P may be'folded back against the vehicle when not in use.Rubberpiecesf are fluted, as clearly shown in Fig. 7. This rubbercovering is made in pieces of more or less length for convenience inrepairs. I

When the rifled rubber cylinder hits an obstacle or a person, the rapidrotation of the cylinder will convey the obstacle or person into thescoop. The Weight on the fender depresses the cage or scoop P andcausing the chains R R to operate over the pulleys R R disengages thebar P from the spurwheel P; Said wheel P being at liberty releases theweight Z, which in descending causes the rotation of the crank of thecontroller-box F. The cylinder of the box U,

secured to the controller-box F, is then rotated by means of the chain Tand communicating its movement through the conical Wheels a u and thechain-wheels K K to the crankof the controller-box F causes the rotationof the shaft of the latter, the brake being thus operated and the motivepower out ofl. Contact of the front part or the fender against the railsor the ground is prevented by the bent arm of the lever D being hinderedin too great movement by the platform.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 sprocket-chain N and spur-wheel Oare dispensed with and cylinder F is rotated in opposite direction tothe movement of the car by a suitable electric motor T. The arrangement,which is specially advantageous in cases where the cars are driven byelectrical energy, is as follows: A small motor of, say, one-horse poweris mounted in the front of the vehicle upon flanges t, extendingdownward from .the platform. On the axle of'the 'motor is keyed a pinionU for the sprocketchain. An interrupter is located in the platformwithin the reach of the operator, and a current derivation is providedso as to operate the motor independently.

I claim 1. In a vehicle-fender, the combination of a folding descendiblecage or scoop; means attached thereto for automatically applying thebrake and cutting off the motive power, when the cage or scoop is causedto descend by the additional Weight thrown into it; and

a continuously-rotary cylinder calculated to raise the obstaclesencountered and convey same into the cage or scoop, and formed by anumber of fluted pieces of rifled rubber or other suitable material,keyed on a rod.

2. In a vehicle-fender, the combination of a folding descendible cage orscoop; means attached thereto for automatically applying the brake andcutting off the motive power, when the cage or scoop is caused todescend by an additional Weight; a continuously-rotary cylindercalculated to raise the obstacles encountered and throw same into thecage or scoop, and formed by a number of fluted pieces of rifled rubberor other suitable material, keyed on a rod and oscillating levers,carrying at their front downwardly-bent ends the aforesaid cylinder andat their rear upwardly and horizontally bent ends counterweights servingto hold normally such cylinder in a comparatively raised position, thecage or scoop being caused to descend and. act upon the brake of thevehicle by the oscillationv of these levers, when the cylinder conveysan obstacle into the cage or scoop.

3. In a vehicle-fender, the combination of a folding descendible cage orscoop; means attached thereto for automatically applying the brake andcutting off the motive power, when the cage or scoop is caused todescend by an additional weight; a continuously-rotary cylindercalculated to raise the obstacles encountered and throw same into thecage or scoop, and formed by a number of fluted pieces of rifled rubberor other suitable material keyed on a rod; oscillating levers carryingat their front downwardly-bent ends the aforesaid cylinder and at theirrear upwardly and horizontally bent ends counterweights serving to holdnormally such cylinder in a comparatively raised position; and supportsand brackets extending downwardly from the platform and pivotallysupportin said bent rocking levers, by the oscillation 0 which the cageor scoop is caused to descend and act upon the brake of the vehicle,when, the cylinder conveys an obstacle into the cage or scoop.

4. In a vehicle-fender, the combination of a folding descendible cage orscoop; means attached thereto for automatically applying the brake andcutting off the motive power, when the cage or scoop is caused todescend by an additional weight; a continously-rotary cylindercalculated to raise the obstacles encountered and throw same into thecage or scoop, and formed by a number of fluted pieces of rifled rubberor other suitable material keyed on a rod; oscillating levers carryingat their front downwardly-bent ends the aforesaid cylinder and at theirrear upwardly and horizontally bent ends counterweights serving to holdnormally such cylinder 111 a comparatively raised position, the cage orscoop being caused to descend and act upon the brake of the vehicle andinterrupter of the motive power by the oscillation of these levers, whenthe cylinder conveys an obstacle into the cage or scoop; su )ports andbrackets extending downwardly from the platform and pivotally supportingsaid bent oscillating levers; and means for revolving the cylinder at ahigh speed and in a direction opposite to the travel of. the vehicle.

5. In a vehicle-fender, the combination of a rocking lever, a scoop anda rifled rubber cylinder attached to said lever, means for rotatingsai'dcylinder in the opposite direction In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset of the movement of the vehicle, a countermy hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- I0 Weight onsaid lever for holding the same in nesses.

the desired osition, and means connected With the fen er forautomatically cutting off I PEDRO ARRIETA Y the motive power and 0crating the brake of Witnesses: the vehicle when the cy lnder conveys an010- ANGEL AVES 1m OARGA Y HERNANDEZ.

stacle into the scoop. EUGENIO LISARDAZA Y VIRIELGUI.

